Ste. Théodosie, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Théodosie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 582. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.751°N, 73.268°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Théodosie had a population of 582: 280 male and 302 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 546 |
| 1891 | 582 |
| 1901 | 532 |
| 1911 | 534 |
| 1921 | 500 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Théodosie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 582 total population, 302 females, 280 males, 193 married persons, 110 families, 97 married females, 96 married males, 27 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 362 single persons under 18, 188 single females under 18, 174 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 582 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 109 houses, 109 occupied houses, 86 houses of 1 story, 80 houses built of wood, 44 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 27 houses built of stone, 23 houses of 2 stories, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,793 bushels of oats, 11,830 pounds of homemade butter, 9,919 acres of land in farms, 7,748 acres of improved land in farms, 5,819 acres of farmland under crops, 4,492 bushels of potatoes, 4,115 bushels of peas, 2,732 bushels of corn, 2,582 tons of hay, 2,576 acres of hay crops, 2,242 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,171 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,135 bushels of barley, 2,106 acres of oats, 1,895 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,819 chickens, 717 bushels of spring wheat, 446 sheep, 407 sheep slaughtered or sold, 280 milk cows, 266 acres of barley, 262 horses aged over 3 years, 236 swine, 218 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 218 swine slaughtered or sold, 205 bushels of turnips, 194 bushels of buckwheat, 157 acres of wheat, 155 other cattle, 117 turkeys, 111 horses aged 3 years and under, 109 occupants of farms, 107 farm occupants who own their land, 96 cattle killed or sold, 69 acres of potatoes, 41 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 29 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 bushels of beans, 21 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 17 ducks, 13 geese, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 oxen, 2 acres of turnips, 2 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC196006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098006_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Ste. Théodosie, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-th-odosie-qc196006-1891/.